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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year do the events of the book take place?
(a) 1327
(b) 1323
(c) 1314
(d) 1387

2. To which monastery did Adso belong?
(a) The Monastery of Vallé.
(b) The Monastery of Melk.
(c) The Monastery of Cluny.
(d) The Monastery of Munich.

3. When did the monks go to bed?
(a) Before 7 p.m.
(b) Around 4:30 p.m.
(c) Around 6 p.m.
(d) Between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m.

4. What language was the original work in?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) Latin.
(d) German.

5. When was sunset in the Prologue?
(a) At 6 p.m.
(b) Around 4:30 p.m.
(c) At 7 p.m.
(d) At 9 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the narrator now writing, according to the Preface?

2. Who did Louis see as his allies?

3. What 18th Century figure translated Adso’s work?

4. When does Matins take place?

5. When did the narrator receive the manuscript?

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